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About LBcruiseshipblogger

MyCruiseStories blog tells stories about adventures in cruising on ships big and small. Things to do onboard and in port. Anything connected to cruising. Also food, travel, recipes, towel animals, and the occasional random blog.

Noumea Tree to Tree Adventure

Posted on April 21, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

For our visit to Noumea, New Caledonia on Carnival Splendor we booked an excursion called Tree to Tree Adventure. Our adult daughter Sheri came with us on this cruise. She’s a competitive ninja so this excursion was right up her … Continue reading →

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A Walk In the Clouds

Posted on April 17, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Costa Rica Costa Rica is a country in central America sitting north of Panama and south of Nicaragua. It has coastlines on both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. Within the country’s 19.730 square miles there are beaches, volcanoes, … Continue reading →

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Majestic Princess Mini Suite

Posted on April 14, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

The mini suites on Royal Class Princess ships like the Majestic Princess are quite a lot larger than their balcony cabins. These rooms run close to 300 square feet while standard balcony cabins are closer to 220. The room has … Continue reading →

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Decor on Holland America Noordam

Posted on April 10, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

For the most part the décor on Holland America Noordam is pretty tasteful, especially when compared to that found on some other cruise ships. Ships in Holland America’s Vista class, which includes the Noordam, were all originally done in something … Continue reading →

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Easter in the Panama Canal

Posted on April 5, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Our cruise on Holland America Nieuw Amsterdam passed through the Panama Canal on Easter Sunday. Although it was Easter, most people spent the day canal watching and there wasn’t a lot of Easter activities on the ship. There probably wouldn’t … Continue reading →

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Things to Do on Enchanted Princess

Posted on April 3, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Like all major cruise ships, there is a lot to do on Enchanted Princess. The ship has several pools, a number of hot tubs, and lots of deck chairs to relax in. A couple of the hot tubs have lifts … Continue reading →

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Main River

Posted on March 27, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

The Main River is the largest tributary of the Rhine. It runs from headwaters in the Fichtel Mountains of northeastern Bavaria as the White Main and the Fränkische Mountains in Franconia as the Red Main, which join to form the … Continue reading →

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Carnival Luminosa Cabins

Posted on March 24, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Like most cruise ships, Carnival Luminosa has a variety of cabins for people to choose from varying from the cheapest inside rooms to the biggest and most expensive suites. On this ship even the lowly inside cabins have options – … Continue reading →

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Ushuaia Cruise Ship Port

Posted on March 20, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Ushuaia, Argentina Though people seemed to have slightly different pronunciation for Ushuaia from one another, most of the locals seemed to say something like ooo-shy-uh, only all ran together smoothly rather than obviously separate sounds and the ooo part rhymes … Continue reading →

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Madame Tussauds Wax Museum

Posted on March 17, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in Amsterdam is not just a place to look at lifelike wax figures, though it is full of them. The journey starts in an elevator with a countdown on the ceiling as to when it will … Continue reading →

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